1. Sponsor Fee - $600.00 (If a team is a no show or forfeits a game, forfeiting team will be responsible for paying both Umpires which totals $80.00. If this fee is not paid in full by the teams next scheduled league game, every game will count as a forfeit until the fee is paid. Any team that forfeits more than 3 times, will forfeit their remaining season.

2. Umpire & Scorekeeper fees - $40 for Umpires & $10 for Scorekeeper by each team per game

3. 20 man roster - Handed in before season begins and rosters will be closed after half the team's games have been played, any players added after the season begins MUST meet approval before playing

4. Unlimited Arc Pitch - Can be thrown as high as you want but must be at LEAST 6' feet high at its highest point

5. Fighting & Ejections:

·        Fighting - will NOT be tolerated on the Fire Department's field or property, you will be BANNED from this league indefinitely.

·        Ejections - If a player is ejected from a game, he will be suspended for the next scheduled game played by his team or more depending on the severity and suggestion by the umpire. That player will NOT be allowed on the FD's property during his suspension.

·        Any player involved in an altercation, CANNOT play in another game till his situation is resolved.

6. Mercy Rule - Is as follows:

- 25 runs after 3 innings

- 20 runs after 4 innings

- 15 runs after 5 innings

7. HR Limit - Each team is allowed up to 3 HRs (over the fence) and then CAN NOT hit another one till opposing team reaches 3 HRs. 

·        After that, it will be a "One Up" rule, which is only one HR can be hit by a team and may not do so again till the opposing team hits a HR. 

·        Any ball hit fair over the fence before opposing team reaches 3 or during the "One Up" rule, is an OUT.

8. Courtesy Runner - One courtesy runner may be used per inning  

·        IF a runner is needed before an out is made during the current inning, it's last BATTED out LAST inning, once an out is made in the current inning, it's LAST out THIS inning.

·        If courtesy runner is needed in first inning, use the last batter in the lineup if NO outs are made, otherwise its LAST out THIS inning again.

·        If a courtesy runner happens to be on base & it’s his turn to bat, ORIGINAL runner will return to the base to run & the courtesy runner will bat

·        If the batter who needed a courtesy runner bats again in the same inning and gets on base again, he can request a courtesy runner again, so basically, that batter can get a courtesy runner as many times as he needs in that inning.

9. Bats - Teams are requested to put the agreed amount of bats being used by each team on the fence for EITHER team to use, bats will be marked and umpires will be made aware of them.

10. All players on a team roster must have played 40% of its games played with 5 innings per game played to be eligible for playoffs and championship game.

·        A player starts with one team and ends with the same team, NO switching teams.

11. Short Players - A team may start and FINISH a game with 8 players, any less after the 15 minute grace period, will be considered a forfeit & forfeiting team will be responsible to pay BOTH umpires

·        Any team with less than 8 players, may pick up to the needed amount to make the needed 8 players

·        Any team needing an extra player or players may only use those players ONE time.

·        A team having 8 or more players is NOT eligible to pick up any extra players.

·        If during the game, a player who’s on the team roster shows up to the game and that team is using picked up players, the picked up player or players are no longer eligible to play.

12. Designated/Extra Hitter - Teams may use a DH and a EH simultaneously.

·        Designated Hitter (DH) hits for a position player on the field & can only swap roles with that player

·        Extra Hitter (EH) hits for themselves and can switch in with any position player

13. Starting count for a batter will be zero balls and zero strikes, 3 foul balls will count as an out or any combination of strikes with fouls adding up to 3 will count as an out.

14. Foul back rule - ANY ball fouled back by the batter and is caught by a fielder is an OUT. This includes any ball caught STRAIGHT BACK, OVER THE HIS HEAD, or BELOW HIS KNEES. Does NOT matter what the count is!

15. Baserunner leaves a base early

A baserunner will be called OUT if he leaves the base BEFORE a pitched ball hits the GROUND or is HIT by the BATTER

16. Game Time Limit - will we keep games at 90 minutes long, which means if the game is running close to that time limit, we complete the inning the game is in and the game will be over - example, visiting team is winning in the 6th inning, home team will get their at bats in the bottom of the 6th and the game is over if they fail to at least tie the game or score enough runs to win the game

17. Extra Innings - If a game goes into extra innings, teams will place their last batted out from the prior inning on second base, this will give both teams a better chance to get runs in to end the game quicker.

18. Dugouts & Fans -

·        Dugouts for players use and players use ONLY! So no friends, family or children in the dugouts, please clean up after yourselves, throw garbage in designated trash cans. Please remind friends, family, & fans to do the same.

·        Teams are RESPONSIBLE for the fans or family members that attend their games while on the FD's property, they are asked to sit in the bleachers or anywhere beyond that, the area behind or near the backstop is for players ONLY! 

For all other rules please refer to ASA rule book

ALL FINAL DECISIONS ARE THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD